An age-based policy is set up on the ARX that retains only data modified in the last 3 months on tier 1 storage and moves the rest of the data to secondary storage. What happens when the end user trie

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Options

• AThe end user is unaware that the data has been moved to secondary tier storage and is able to
• BThe networking mapping window appears, allowing the end user to re-establish direct access to
• CAn error message appears saying "File is no longer unavailable."
• DA message appears explaining that the file has been archived, and a link to the new secondary

• A
  79% (22)
• B
  11% (3)
• C
  4% (1)
• D
  7% (2)

Explanation

The F5 ARX (Adaptive Resource eXchange) is a file virtualization platform that provides transparent tiering. When data is migrated from Tier-1 to secondary storage, the ARX replaces the file on the primary tier with a stub (a lightweight pointer). When a user or application accesses that file through the same familiar UNC path or mount point, the ARX intercepts the request, transparently retrieves the data from secondary storage, and serves it to the user - all without any user-visible interruption or notification. The process is completely transparent to the end user, which is the primary design goal of ARX file virtualization. Options B, C, and D all imply user-visible disruption or error messages, which contradict the ARX's transparent access model.

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